justice's court

American  

Or justice court

noun

Law.

1. an inferior tribunal, not of record, having limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, and presided over by a justice of the peace.

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Etymology

Origin of justice's court

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

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justice's court

The law prescribes the sum that may be sued for, or the amount of damage that may be recovered in a justice's court, and the grade of offenses that may be tried in it.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.

The next morning he appeared in the justice's court, saw the outlaws indicted, and a little later took the train bound west, for his "cow camp."

From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hagedorn, Hermann

Justices preside in the justice's court to hear and determine suits at law.

From Elements of Civil Government by Peterman, Alexander L.

If either party is dissatisfied with a judgment rendered in a justice's court, he may appeal to a higher court for trial, or for a review of the judgment.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.

A sheriff is to these courts what a constable is to a justice's court.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.